In algebraic geometry, given a pair (X, D) consisting of a normal variety X and a [math]\displaystyle{ \mathbb{Q} }[/math]-divisor D on X (e.g., canonical divisor), the discrepancy of the pair (X, D) measures the degree of the singularity of the pair.
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrepancy (algebraic geometry).
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